Taylor v. Wrather

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• concluding that the plaintiff's claims did not relate back under Rule 15(c)(1)(C) because the plaintiff was \ignorant\ and not \mistaken\ about the John Doe defendants' identities
• concluding that the plaintiffs claims did not relate back under Rule 15(c)(1)(C) because the plaintiff was “ignorant” and not “mistaken” about the John Doe defendants’ identities
• stating that the Court may consider “materials outside the complaint to the extent that they are consistent with the allegations in the complaint” for pro se litigants
• finding fair apprisal requirement met because “Plaintiff’s detailed description of the incident in the original Complaint provided sufficient information . . .”
• finding due diligence where the plaintiff “contacted an official to provide information about [the d]efendant’s full identity” (citation omitted)
• “[A] plaintiff may not designate a party as ‘John Doe’ under § 1024 if he has actual knowledge of the party’s identity.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).